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Was the Emery land sale finished? Valar said Aug 13 it was 'waiting on a clean title'; the state says it 'has also purchased'

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2026-08-13 · loc-014 · Valar Atomics, Emery County, Orangeville City Council, Harry Hansen, Utah Inland Port Authority · agreed price for parcel 04-0019-0030: $394,500

Records on whether Valar's purchase of Emery County parcel 04-0019-0030 (about 112 acres beside the lab, $394,500, gov-022) has closed: 7 July 2026, an Emery commissioner who signed the due-diligence extension said the land 'has been sold' (gov-022), and the extension itself gave 30 more days for a survey (ETV, 8 July). 28 July, ETV, reporting the 21 July county meeting, described 'the larger property Valar recently purchased'. 13 August, Orangeville council minutes: Valar's Harry Hansen said Valar is 'waiting on a clean title to purchase the property', and the mayor said Valar was working on a title search and mineral rights and that annexation could begin 'once sale is finalized'. 20 August, Valar's Max Ukropina told the Trust Lands board Valar is 'currently purchasing' the land (mine-018). 10 September, the Utah Inland Port Authority wrote that Valar 'has also purchased' more than 100 acres there. By Valar's own account in mid-August the purchase was not complete; whether it closed between 20 August and 10 September is not shown in any record read. A deed recorded with the Emery County Recorder would settle it.

In plain termsA county commissioner, a local news report and the state's port authority have described the 112 acres next to the lab as already sold to Valar. Valar's own representative told Orangeville on 13 August that the company was still waiting for a clean title before buying, and a Valar manager said a week later it was 'currently purchasing'. No recorded deed was found in the records read as of 2 October 2026, so whether the sale is done is not settled; a deed at the county recorder would show it.
verified 2026-10-02: Re-read the 13 Aug Orangeville minutes and ETV 8 July: holds ('waiting on a clean title to purchase the property'; 30-day extension for a survey). Other dates rest on the cited cross-references.

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